How Do we Fix Our Broken People?
CLICK OVER IMAGE TO LISTEN TO BLOG Sexual Abuse is accepted across the world as being the most under-reported crime and here in Ireland we are no different. With our current population and our seriously…
Germaine, Germaine, Germaine!
https://youtu.be/3nZm_ue8K54CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO LISTEN TO THE BLOG Like most women and men who have experienced rape, we read Germain Greer’s call for punishment for rape to be reduced with anger and disbelief. Sadly,…
How Do Judges Get It So Wrong?
click on the image to listen to the blog post As survivors of childhood sexual abuse, we are hurt, disappointed, shocked and insulted at some of the sentences judges hand down every day for crimes…
Consistent Sentencing for Sexual Perpetrators
The call for mandatory life sentencing for anyone that is found guilty of a sexual crime was put to the Minister for Justice and Equality, Charles Flanagan, TD, on the Claire Byrne Live show on…
Is 2018 Really the Year of the Woman?
There is hardly a day goes by without a new or historic case of child sexual abuse hitting the headlines along with considerable coverage of the #timesup and #metoo campaigns, you would probably think that…
The Aftermath of the Belfast Rape Case
CLICK OVER IMAGE TO LISTEN TO THE BLOG I believe timing played a major role in the publics reaction to the Belfast rape trial. The world has changed a lot in the last six months…
Child Abuse and PTSD
CLICK OVER IMAGE TO LISTEN TO BLOG Talking and writing about our childhood abuse and how it impacted us, were key to us gaining a greater understanding of thoughts and behaviours that we had as…
No Justice, No Winners!
CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO LISTEN TO THE BLOG I felt compelled to write about the Belfast rape case as I am still reeling from the impact of the outcome. I would imagine I’m not…
Child Abuse and Anxiety/Panic Attacks
CLICK OVER THE IMAGE TO LISTEN TO THE BLOG Anxiety and panic attacks have been linked to childhood trauma, but it is by no means the only cause. Panic attacks can occur due to number…
Decision to Prosecute: What I wish I knew back then.
We have been asked on many occasions what advice we would give to anyone thinking about bringing charges against their abuser. The decision to prosecute or not is a very complex and personal choice. It…